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� EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF MEETING <br />� OF THE <br />� CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE <br />� <br />� <br />6 <br />� <br />� <br />� <br />] il <br />1] <br />1? <br />]� <br />1�� <br />IS <br />I� <br />l- <br />1� <br />l� <br />�� <br />�l <br />�� <br />�� <br />�� <br />�� <br />�� <br />�� <br />�8 <br />�� <br />�� <br />39 <br />�2 <br />�� <br />3� <br />3� <br />3 �r <br />�� <br />3� <br />�� <br />�0 <br />�1 <br />�� <br />�3 <br />�� <br />�� <br />*������������*��� <br />Pursuant to due ca11 and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City <br />of Roseville, County of Ramsey, Minnesota was duly held on the 9th day of April, 2007, <br />at 6:00 p.m. <br />The following members were present: <br />and the following were absent: none. <br />Member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: <br />RESOLUTION No. <br />RESOLUTION REQUESTING LEGISLATIVE SOLUTION <br />�"OIL <br />ELECTRONIC WASTE <br />WHEREAS, technological advances in the areas of computers, televisions and video <br />display devices (Vb�s) have created an environmental problem when electronic products <br />need to be disposed; and <br />WHEREAS, this waste stream, called �waste, includes old TVs and computer monitors <br />that have picture tubes or cathode ray tubes containing 2 to 8 pounds of lead per tube; and <br />WHEREAS, these items contribute to lead in our water, air, and soil when disposed with <br />other mixed wastes, and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Roseville supports efforts to ensure a long-term and sustainable <br />system to ensure the proper management of the disposal of old TVs and computers <br />without reliance on government-only solutions. <br />THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Roseville supports the Solid Waste <br />Management Coordinating Board's legislative initiative to create a viable solution for <br />electronic waste; and <br />BE TT FURTHERRESOLVED, that legislation to solve this problem should include <br />nrovisions to reauire manufacturer resvonsibilitv. reliable and convenient collection <br />options, responsiblerecycling of C�t.Ts, a mechanism to address the backlog of CRTs, <br />and a funding method that does not require substantial end-of-life fees. <br />